Man found in Far South Side alley was stabbed to death

Staff report

An unidentified man who was found in a Roseland neighborhood alley early Monday died of a stab wound to the chest, it was determined following an autopsy.

About 5:15 a.m. Monday, a person who was returning home called 911 after finding the body in a rear driveway near an alley in the 10700 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue, according to police News Affairs Officer Robert Perez.

The man, who is still unidentified, was declared dead on the scene, according to a spokeswoman for the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

An autopsy Tuesday found the man died from a stab wound to the chest and his death was ruled a homicide, according to the medical examiner’s office.